The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown (February 19)

Loser: Asuka

Asuka made her return after three weeks of absence. She acknowledged that she made Becky Lynch tap out at the Royal Rumble.

And then she lost for the first time on television to Mandy Rose.

This kind of hot/cold pushing is exactly why WWE is so devoid of star power and why this year's road to WrestleMania feels so lacklustre. While it's understandable that Asuka needed an opponent at Fastlane, setting up the match by pinning the champion is typical, lazy, formulaic WWE booking. It would unfortunately not be the last time we saw it that night. It ultimately made Asuka look worse than made Mandy Rose, who is still nothing but mediocre as a talent, good.

To make matters worse for the champion, there might be some legs to those Lacey Evans rumours. Evans is an even greener talent than Rose. Asuka might have a tough road to WrestleMania ahead.